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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1919)
!mdmmm THE WEATHER. The Statesman receives tha leased wirs report of the As sociated Pre, the greatest and moct reliable press as sociation la the world. Fair; epntlnired warm; penile north- " westerly .wihu?- glXTV.MNTII YEA II SAI-EM, Ulti:GOr AVKIIXKSOAY .MOUMNC, Jl'LY 10. 10IU. PARTY CLASH STARTS OVER SUNDRY BILL If., N Partisan Battle Commences When; Remodeled Measure is Brought up in House Move to Adjourn Ends Day noil rnNFi ipt WAr.rc llViviu win uivi 114 I VJl.kJ ON FUND r OK WOUNDED tempts to Increase Voca tional Training Money , Start Debate CASHING! CON, July 13 Consid eration in The house today of the sundry elvilfappropriatioii bill as re modeled to ;meet the objections rais ed i by the president in vetoing it, precipitated a partisan battle which finally prevented further progress on the 'measure and ended only when 'he RepubHcans forced-through a mo tion to adjourn. . Tie discussion began when the rules committee brought in a special rule for the immediate consideration of the appropriation measure, .chang ed to provide $12,000,000 far the re 'hibilitatlon of Wounded soldiers and sailors, instead of $6,000,000, as or iginally carried. ; . ( . . I J : Democrats Oppose. Democrats opposed the resolution, declaring if It were adopted and the sundry civil bill -would be passed, it would enable the Republicans to evade placing themselves on record as being opposed to the president's veto and therefore opposed to a n in crease in the appropriation for the vocational training bord. They con tended that a resident's veto, accord ing to the constitution, would have ,to be rejected ct accepted by a rec ord vote. . i , . . ' . -Republicans argued, however, tlx? inch a course was backed by prece dent and would expedite action on the measure.! Speaker Gillett over raled a poiJt of .order-nilsed by Mi nority Leader Champ Clark and the solution was adopted by a substan-1 tial majority. ' Training Fund Causes Debate. Debate c.n ; tb eappropriation bill itself resulted fro mattemptg of Dem ocrats and Representative Madded, (Continued on Page 2 II ! IF YOU TAKE BUT ONEPLUNGE si JtWill be Worth the Price A FAT MAN CAN'T SINK HERE ARE SIZES TO AC- COMMODATE ALL j : Extraonliriary qtialities in Wool Worsted, Jersey Knit. Bath ing Suits for 'men. in solid and coml.ination colors of black, burple, red, bines and greens sizes 38 to 52. .$355 to $45 . nij.. wnni i t afro isnrtmitit of Men's Cot- J X VV-ku nuu ; " i splendid Qualities, good cottibt- r , .. - . nation or colors, sizes j o . ;. .f2.00, $2.45, 2.85, X.On Women Sizes 33 to 46, Short Skirt, V Neck, Sleeveless.' Extra good, Wool Jersey Bathing Suits the kind that would cost double our price on the markets today in black, purple, green, blue and cardinal, trimmed with maroon, at from. Children's and Misses' Bathing 84 its at ,30c to $1.65 Bathing Shoes, low ahd high i topi .Ittii and SOc Murder of Wife Is Denied by Rancher Despite Confession SANTA ROSA, Ca, July 15. Herman J. Kanaesche, held here for the murder at Ukiah of his "wife, Frieda, tonight repudiated in a statement to Deputy Sheriff O. Jewett the confession he" "n7a Sunday to Sheriff Ralph Byrnes, of Mendocino county. CHILE RETAINS WILLIAM M'ADOO Former Secretary of Treasury to Negotiate Loans in United States NEW YORK. July 15. William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, has 'been retained by the government as financial adviser in charge of its efforts to negotiate loans in the United States, it was learned tonight. A Chilean financial mission has been in this city since last April scek ng to negotiate a loan o approxi mately $20.000a000 for the purpose of rehabilitating government-owned railroads. Dr. Wheeler Retires as President of California BERKELEY. Cal , July 15. Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler retired today from the presidency of the University of California, a position he held for 20 years. rD. Wheeler assumes the title of president-emeritus and ptt- fessor of comparative philology in the university. ' . - His successor has not been chosen. Troops of Many Outfits Brought by Transports NEW YORK. July 15. The trans ports South Bend from St. Nazaire with ZZSTtroops and Floridian from -Bordeaux With 1829 troops arrived tonight. The South Bend brought nits of the 131st engineers, the 61st 158th and 164th companies of the transportation corps, the!l20th camp hospital and 100th base hospital and casuals for Camps Grant, Dodge, Pike Dix, Upton, Shelby and Fort. D. A Russell. - ' The Floridian brought the 337tb field' remount squadron and casuals for Camps Dodge and Bowie. ! of Any One of These Suits ST m A - ton Bathing Suits, 50c to f l-, t tj., Cuita at D4""us . - ...... .7-o io white, yellow, orange, gr-cn .uu .$3.65 to $6.45 Rubber and Rubberized rllead wear of many styles . . 15c, 25c, 5c Rubberized Suit Bags. ... .25c Bathing, Suits CRUELTY IS CHARGED BY EX-SOLDIERS House Conjmittee Holds In vestigation of Conditions of Prison Camps of France -Six. Veterans Testify BEATINGS AND LACK OF FOOD ARE ALLEGED Signalman Says He Ate Swill with Relish to Get Grease ' In It WASHINGTON', July 15. Six Cor nier American soldiers testified to day before a special house commit tee investigating alleged cruelties to military prisoners in France, declar ed that merciless assaults wer-j com mitted without provocation on the v..Bera Dy arrogant officers in charge of the prisons and camps Only one of the witness .n whom were charged with being ab- ,1 wunout .leave, was convicted, the others having been acquitted of the charge and dismissed. ine bastile." "the stockade" Prison, farm No. 2," "St. Ann s ho- tel." Kuown as "the briar." wr ine'piaces named by the witnesses as -ki u OI ine AUed cruelties, which were, said to have ext.nHH over several months in 1918. som men cinfined in prison camps, it was aaid, have beea convicted bv court martial and others were awiiting a Officer and Sergeant Named. Lieutenant "Hardboiled" Smith one of the prison camp officers, was iitruuuneu irequenuy, while others named were Lieutenants Mason and sumvan ana Sergeants Ball, Wolf meyer and Bush, Did they try the general In charge of the campr asked Chair man Koyal Johnson, who life his seat In congress to serve with the armr abroad. Not that anyone heard." resDond. ed the witness. When Lieutenant "Harboiled" Smith was' tried at Tours early this" year, a hundred witnesses appeared against him. and he was convicted, testified Sidney Kemp, New oYrk City. "Fifty witnesses who I can' name will verify everything said here and tell more too," asserted Kemp. Crheltfe Recounted j . Several of the soldiers testified that in addition to being beaten, food fa small amounts and -of poor quali ty was supplied and that the bedding was poor, sometimes the mattress be ing in mud under a small tent. "A prisoner was smiling and an officer says, 'take that smile off or I will," " A. H. Mendleburg. Balti more, who served with Base Hospital 42, testified. "The offieer did, roll ing the man in the mud," Mendle burg asserted. "Did you get that officer's name?'" asked Representative Flood, Demo crat, Virginia. (Continued on Page 2) "RED" RUPERT TELLS OF LOVE FOR SON, AND LETTER WHICH CAUSED HIS ARREST WHILE HE HID FROM LAW IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOWN, "I would ttar my fingernails off for him, fellows, that's all there is to It. He's mp boys." "Red" Rupert's voice broke and tears were In his eyes as he spoke last night of his lave for the little chap of 7 years, n love that caused the fugitive father to send a letter in the mail a letter that never reached its destination, but fell in to the bands ol government agents and led to Rupert's capture at Braw ley. Calif. Rupert arrived last night at the Oregon penitentiary, handcuffed and in custody of Special Agent William Ksch. nearly four month? after he had effected his escape from the Gold Hill lime quarrp where he was doing time for the theft of $19,000 worth of liberty bonds from the Northwestern Bank of Portland. Freely and frankly he told of his fugitive adventures and how be had avoided city streets, chossing small towns instead, of friendships he had formed and his plan to get to Mexico but withal the agony of mind that is the lot of the convict in hiding. - Down at Imperial Beach is the wife, whom the prisoner in a grimy shirt and worn trousers, his athlet ic! body wearied by the sweltering iourney of hundreds of miles In steel bracelets, urged newspaper men xo say Is blameless. And with her is the boy of 7 years. Next door to the woman and the little boy a stranger took up his abode. He was Dolley the detective, a government agent who knew of Mrs. Rupert's, trip from Portland, and who was watch- ing for letters, and possibly for thejneecl beip as he himself didn't want convict bimseir. n "But she is in no WT t hlame, 1 BULLETIN WINNIPEG. July 13. The Winni peg trades and labor council tonight voted almost unanimously in favo of the One Big Union. IRISHMEN JELL OF ASPIRATIONS Hibernians in Convention Eu logize Ireland and Ex press Hopes SAN FRANCISCO. Julv ir.Pii- I logy of Ireland and of the aspirations ior freedom of government in Ire- laud were the dominant notes of speeches that opened here today the annual convention of Aneieat Order of Hibernians in America and Can ada. , Business "sessions of the conven tion will commence tomorrow with the report of the c:edentlals commit tee." An informal reception was the feature tonight. Greetings to the delegates came Ji messages from United States Senat or James D. Phelan in Washington and Archbishop O'Connell in Boston and a committee was appointed today to draft a message to Pope Benedict XV at Rome asking bis blessing on the work of the convention. . RUMORS FLY: AS CRUISER LEAVES Departure of Marblehead for Alaska Gives Report of Fish Pirate Figjit . SAN FRANCISCO. July 13. The United States cruiser Marblehead which brought from Alaska a relief expedition sent by thelpublic health service to fight an epidemic of influ enza among natives ojf th? Bristol Bay region . has been iordorcd back to Alaskan waters, it became known today. Rear Admiral Joseph Jayne, com mandant of the 12th naval district, said orders for the Marblehead'a voy age came from the navy department at Washington and declined it com ment on a rer-ort that the cruiser was to be used to combat encroachments of fish pirates. Press reports from Alaska have told of battles between fish pirates and employes of the 'canning com panies. The Marblehead left Saa Francisco yesterday. - $800,000 in Bean-Barrett ' Bonds Are Sold by State The state board of control yester day received a total of $762,320 for an 1800,000 issue of the Bean-Barrett bonds to be applied to construc tion or federal aid road Improvement projects. The buyer was Henry Teal of Portland.- This makes a total of $1,000,000 In Bean-Barrett: bonds that have been issued. $200,000 hav ing been, issued two years ago. Had the present issue been sold two years ago the state would have re ceived $13,760 more than was re ceived yesterday. Bidding yesterday was close and the lowest was only $8.20 per thousand, and between the highest and the next to the highest only $1.30. The bonds bear 4 per cent Interest. said Rupert, "and did not try to hide the fact that she was my wife." According to the convict's story. Mrs. Rupert had written him prior to his ecape that she might go to Imperial Beach. He did not know she was there when he wrote the letter, but took a chance. ( Rupert has not fared badly, ex cept for the ever-present fear that capture .might be imminent, an"d he has lost 25 pounds of the 200 he carried when he left Gold Hill quar ry, but looks as1 hard as the steel bars behind which he must linger again. Hard work is the cause, for the prisoner says he worked steadily and earned fairly good money most of the time. "But I'm glad I'm back." be said. "There's nothing to this being out." Rupert denies that he had assist ance in making his escape, and scoffs at the story that an automobile was awaiting him at Gold Hill. He dis claims working his way back to Gresbam after he had gone into Cal ifornia as federal officers asserted. "I ran from Gold Hill to Med ford," said Rupert, when . asked about the automobile. "It was about 6 o'clock on Sun day. March 16. that I ran away and I think I got to Medford about mid night. I saw a lot of cattle milling around in the yards and upon in quiry found that they were being loaded for shipment south. 1 found th. owner, a man named Beeson and asked if be needed' any help with them. He said his son was going with th train and that he would (Coutlnued on page 2) SHANTUNG IS BATTLEFIELD OF SENATORS Scene of Verbal Combat is Shifted- from Leage Cove nant: to , Peninsula Given Nipponese by Peace Treaty LODGE SAYS PROVINCE IS "PRICE PAID" JAPAN Charges Numerous in Five Hour Debate by Pact Opponents WASHINGTON. July 15. The iormy senate fight over the peace treaty shifted away from the league of nations covenant today, thd broke with new fnry about the provision giving Shantung peninusula to Ja pan , In five hours of debate the treaty opponedts charged in bitter terms that the Tokio government had wheedled Shantung 'from China at the peace table without the shadow or a cause except the ambition or conquest, and supporters of . the treaty defended the course or Presi dent Wilson in the, negotiations by declaring the only alternative was failure of the whole peace confer ence. Chairman Lodge of the foreign re lations committee declared Shantung was "a price paid" for Japan's ac cerrrance or the league of nations. Senator Norris. Republican. Nebras ka, charged that Japan Jn 1917 se cretly had Inveigled the European al lies into a primise to support her Shantung claims. Senator ' Borah. Republican. Idaho, asserted that if the United States must either under write the Shantung agreement or ac cept the challenge of another pow er. the country, should choose the latter course. Shantung Cane Unavoidable Senator Hitchcock. Democrat; of Nebraska, replied that the German rights in Shantung were obtained le gally by treaty In 1898 and were won fairly from Germany by Japan long before the United States entered the war. Senator Wiliams. Democrat of Mississippi, said the president had to accept the Shantung settlement or come home without a general treaty of peace and that Japan would nev er give up the peninsula unless forced to do so by war. In the end the senate adopted without record vote a resolution by Senator Lodge asking the president for any available information about a secret treaty alleged to have been negotiated between Japan and Ger many in 1918 embodying a plan for Russian rehabilitation and promising Japan's Indirect protection of Ger man interests at the Versailles ne gotiations. Conversation Requested A sweeping request for Inforrna tion about the conversations at Ver sailles. al was sent io the White House by the foreign relations com mittee, which adopted a resolution by Senator Johnson. Republican- CValtr.. calling for all proposed drafts for a league covenant. lor re ports of the argument relative to the league, and for "all data bearing npon or else In connection with the treaty of peace." Reading is Omnmencenl At its meetlag the committee be gan the reading of the treaty, cover ing in less than two hours about one-firth or its sections but passing over a ruture consideration the league covenant, the boundaries of Germany and many minor- provis ions. The reading will continue at a long session tomorrow, the senate having adjourned tonight until Thursday so the committee would not be Interrupted at its work. There was not discasMon of Pres ident Wilson's offer to consult with the committee on doubtful points of the treaty, nor was any .attempt made to have the committee open its doors to the public. It was said these questions might not come to head for several days after the reading or the dicument was frn ished. Lodge Makeit Charge Senator Lodge's charae that Ja pan's snpporrof the league of nation had been purchased by the Shan tuna agreement was coupled with warning that Japan was roiiowwi the rootsteps or Germany as an em pire builder. "There's another great power be ing built up on the other side of the Pacific." said the foreign relations chairman. "We af e- asked to put our name at the bottom of that rob bing China handing over control practically of that great province to Japan. I do not want to see my country's name at the bottom of such a thing." Harrier Held Removed. Asserting that the senators oppos ing the Shantung settlement never bad raised their voices agaiast Ger many's acquisition of the Shantung rights in 1S9 8 x Senator Hitchcock de- (Continued on page 2) Body Floating In Missouri . Thought That of , Oregonian KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 15. The body ol a Pian, apparently about 4 i, was taken from the. Mis souri river today at a point where, a week aKO the body of a womaa wan found.- In the man's pocket was a bill-fold embosMd F. O. Noble, saddler and milliner, Hepp .ner, Oregon." .. . BURLESON NOW STRIKE TARGET Telephone Workers Make Ef fort to Extend Effects of Walk Out SAN FRANCISCO. July 15. A request that all telephone operators and electrical workers unions In 'the country be caUed out on strike be fore July 31 on behalf of the strik ing operators and linemen on the Pa cific coast was rent to J. P. Noonan. president of the -International Bri- herhood of Electrical Workers, by the general strike committee here to day. : ' In the telegram the committee said that the strikers had been unable to get a definite answer from Postmas ter General Burlenon la regard to their demands and that the strike bad reverted to a fight against the postoffice authorities, instead- the telephone company. Strikers who Tetnrned to their posts at Angels Camp, Stockton and Red Bluff were said by members of the committee to have again gone out. Requests that they ask the inter national president to order a nation wide strike have been forwarded to all unions on strike by the general strike commiUee. FLYER ORDERED ; TOTAKEREST Lieutenant Browne Unable to Fly Due to IIIhessFUihts' to Continue Lieutenant Floyd D. Browne who has been in" Salem sin.-e Jaly 1' and who was to Lave given passenger car rying flights during the Fourth of July celebration Is sui ferine from a nervous- breakdown and haa teen ordered by his physician to take a teat of 30 to 60 days. The Commercial club and Lieuten ant Browne are making arrange ments to secure another aviator who will take the lieutenant's place and will riy the plane and carry the pas sengers who. have signed up with the Commercial club.. Other persons who wish to fly will also be taken as the plane will probably remain In Salem until the recover of ' Lieutenant Browne. " ' The flights will probably be re sumed In a few days. . FIREFIGHTERS ' OUT; ON STOKE 14 Men Leave Blaze Threat ening City Water When Demands Not Met ' MISSOULA. Mont., July 15. De manding 14 hours pay for 12 hours work on the forest fire in the Rattle snake valley which is threatening this city s water supply, 14 men of. a gang of 15 who wee working tn to the scene of the fire from the south quit work today, according to a re port to the local headquarters or the forest service. Another gang was sent out to the scene today and 25 more men will be sent tomorrow morning. This fi e is one of the worst In the district at present. DOWSEY VERDICT Coroners Jury Finds Detective Died from Natural Causes. Probably Apoplexy After Hour Deliberation SEATTLE. July 15. Deliberate- caused when the victim felL Other less than one hour, the coroner'a Jury doctors, with the exception ;of Dr. -i a-,.. , A. A. MeWhinne. who first reached the death' of Frederick A. Dowsey. special agent of the United States shipping board here May 2. returned a verdict that Dowsey died of natural causes, probably - apoplexy, and was not murdered' as had been alleged. Evidence Conflict a. -Conflicting evidence was given ths J'iry oy several physiciant. Defuty Coroner Frank Koepm of King coun ty, who assisted in' the ate?-y on the body immediately after it was found tn a 'washroom In an office building which houses the shipping board of rices, said he believed death came from natural causes and that the wound on Dowsev'a had. which has led to the murder theory, was PENALTY TO AWAIT' MEN WHO; MUTINY Stern Policy to Block Insur- rect!on ii Laid Down by Warden Steiner with Ap proval of Governor TWO PRISONERS QUIT IN FLAX HARVEST Unrest .' is , Caused at Stale Prison by Ban Placed on Group Parties Refusal by any eonvtct In the Ore gon state penitentiary to obey an or- !er of the warden or of any officer, or any act tending toward mutiny or . rebellion will be punished, by a set back of one year in the minimum sentences 61 the; offending piironers. '. This policy haa been adopted by 'War- ' den Steiner and approved by Cover- nor Olcott In a formal notification . that was sent to all the convicts yes- terday. Already two 'convicts who balked at going Into the flax fields Monday morning have had their sen tences extended-a yer In addition to being set to work on the prison rock Pll. The two recalcitrant prisoners are . Jamea Murray, whose correct name la Myers, and Johnny Jones, alias Jamea , Steel, colored, both ::stickup" men . )ia w.r. MitvltMl In fnltnnmh county.; Notice Has Teeth. The written ' notification sent to al! the prisoners, signed by the war- aen ana approvea ny ine governor, rds: . . "To all ' convicts In the -Oregon state penitentiary: Governor Den W. Olcott haa authorised me aa warden to notify you .than any refusal on y Cur part to carry out an order made by the warden or officers, or any act tending toward mutiny or reoeiuon will , positively be followed by one year setback on your minimum time. "Please bear In mind this Is la the Interest of good behavior and dis- mwiA M a mm m M tmrifir your release at -the earliest possible opportunity."- . . While this notification was sent In written form loathe convicts yes terday it la said to nave been given previously as a verbal notice and was ' understood by the men who refused ; tn nnll f1T llondir. . - rarewt Become Apparent. l.4IAallii. Kft 4K. MM wr tit a mutinous temper became manifest, ii la m,i4rtfwl a wk or more aro. this led up to the verbal order. The rebellious mood. of the men appears to have been caused by a taking away of certain" yard privilege to which they had, been accustomed, and. War den Steiner waa led to take action when it came to his knowledge that the prisoners had agreed . among themselves to rush the prison chapel, get the ear of the warden and de mand the discharge of Deputy" War den John C. Tailed and Keeper "Buck" Phillips. Talley. It appear, stands for a strict discipline among the prisoners.' and with the approval or : warden Stevens, naa oeicun iu work out a policy or this kind prior . to the appointment of Dr. Steiner. The new warden: declares be haa fnniiil in Taller a thorourh nrlson man. stern but with no Inclination to cruelty, whom he will support in hl relations with the prisoners If his mork continues aa It haa been during the early weeks of the nw adminis tration.. .Among the privileges that have been withdrawn, causing resentment amon r the nrisoners. were the usual cah prises for Fourth of July sport and the practice of allowing the men to gather in groups to make candy or eat ice cream about the yards. These practices. It 1 said, caused the men to take from the commissary "store and otherwise detracted from discip line. The spirit .was not soothed by i r (Continued on Page 2)' REFUTES MURDER Dowsey after death came, substan tiated Koepfli's statement. Dr. Me. ti'ki-.: t.u -M . i. .... suddenly, but In his belief not of natural causes. Two Mew Seen. G. M. Douglas, shipping beard dis bursement office clerk who discov ered Dowsev'a bod v. told of 'seetne two men leave the washroom shortly before he entered bat said he would be nnable to Identify them. Dowsey. It la aaid. was tnvestigat- ts a 1 1 at maA C swaa arn 1 ti t f Ia t s4" lus, m iv,vs ii i v S) mi a s m au u m tion with the northwest, distrct of the shipping board at the time he died. Government agents will con tinue to Investigate the care, federal ! officials declare, " ' - 1